US4565144AExpiredUtility

Towel support

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 1, 1983Filed: Dec 1, 1983Granted: Jan 21, 1986
Est. expiryDec 1, 2003(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Ricci
A47K 10/04
46
PatentIndex Score
21
Cited by
7
References
4
Claims

Abstract

A towel support for a standard, preferably large, bath-type towel, consisting of at least one slot formed through that towel at a minimum distance from a towel corner and cut on the bias to the towel weave.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
I claim: 
     
       1. A towel support for maintaining a towel from a hanger device comprising, a slot cut on a bias to the towel weave through vertically adjacent knots of said towel weave at an angle in a range of angles of from thirty to sixty degrees (30° to 60°) to the vertical of said towel weave, an end of said slot closest to a towel corner is spaced apart from the towel sides proximate to said corner a minimum of two (2) inches from and at right angles to each said side. 
     
     
       2. A towel support as recited in claim 1, wherein the towel support slot is reinforced by stitching the slot sides therearound. 
     
     
       3. A towel support as recited in claim 1, wherein towel support slots are formed in opposite towel corners. 
     
     
       4. A towel support as recited in claim 1, wherein the slot is cut through the towel at a forty-five degree (45°) angle to the vertical of the towel weave.

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